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NHS Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has been shortlisted for a national award for its successful flu campaign. Called “Protect Your Family”, the campaign was aimed at urging parents / guardians / carers to…

NHS Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has teamed up with beauty salons as part of a campaign to protect women against cervical cancer. The campaign called Smear Tests Save Lives is aimed at encouraging females aged between 25…

NHS Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has taken part in celebrations to commemorate International Women’s Day. Special tribute was paid during the week of activities to women past and present who have contributed to the success of Blackburn…

When it comes to sickness and diarrhoea, no-one likes it when you overshare – particularly if that means spreading a virus around. That’s why people in Blackburn with Darwen and East Lancashire are being urged to look after others as…

If you’re the parent or carer of a child aged under 5 and live in Blackburn with Darwen or East Lancashire, NHS England want to hear your views about childhood vaccinations available by the NHS. Come along to the independently facilitated…

An award-winning cancer GP working across the Blackburn with Darwen and East Lancashire areas is supporting prostate cancer awareness month this March and hoping to educate local men about the disease. Prostate cancer is the commonest cancer in men. It…

Parents and carers in Lancashire are being reminded to make sure they know how to deal with common childhood illnesses as winter continues. Young children are more vulnerable to coughs, colds and infections because their immune system is still developing. …

Scarlet fever, also called scarlatina, is a contagious infection that causes a blotchy, pink-red rash. It can affect people of any age but it’s most common in young children. It’s spread through the tiny droplets found in an infected person’s breath, coughs and sneezes.…

Blackburn with Darwen Council is backing a major NHS drive aimed at protecting women against cervical cancer. NHS Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has launched a major campaign, running across the borough to encourage females aged between 25 and 64…